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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298601003321

Autore

Laganà Antonio

Titolo

Chemical Reactions : Basic Theory and Computing / / by Antonio Laganà, Gregory A. Parker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-62356-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 208 p. 61 illus., 43 illus. in color.)

Collana

Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling, , 2214-4714

Disciplina

541.39

Soggetti

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical

Chemistry, Inorganic

Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

From the phenomenology of chemical reactions to the study of two body collisions -- A quantum approach to the two body problem -- Ab initio electronic structure for few body systems -- The treatment of few body reactions -- Complex reactive applications: a forward look to Open Science -- Appendices.

Sommario/riassunto

This graduate textbook, written by experienced lecturers, features the study and computation of efficient reactive processes.The text begins with the problem of determining the chemical reaction properties by first decomposing complex processes into their elementary components. Next, the problem of two colliding mass points is investigated and relationships between initial conditions and collision outcomes are discussed. The failure of classical approaches to match experimental information is discussed and a quantum formulation of the calculation of the properties of two colliding bodies is provided. The authors go onto describe how the formalism is extended to structured collision partners by discussing the methods used to compute the electronic structure of polyelectronic reactants and products and the formalism of atom diatom reactions. Additionally, the



relationships between the features of the potential energy surface and the outcomes of the reactive dynamics, are discussed. Methods for computing quantum, classical, and semi-classical reactive probabilities based on the already discussed concepts and tools are also featured and the resulting main typical reactive behaviors are analyzed. Finally, the possibility of composing the computational tools and technologies needed to tackle more complex simulations as well as the various competences and distributed computing infrastructure needed for developing synergistic approaches to innovation are presented.